11-08-2016, 14:26
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:so when you say "love/hate" what you really mean is....turn!, turn!, turn!...which, as you may know, has by far the oldest lyrics of any song ever to top the US charts. The words are from the book of Ecclesiastes as rendered in the King James bible, published in 1611; the original book of Ecclesiastes is traditionally thought to date from the 10th century BC.
Pete Seeger, who wrote the music and adapted the lyrics to it, donated 45% of the royalties to a religious charity, saying "In addition to the music, I did write six words.."
But... ummm... did you listen to anything in that link I posted? Anyone have an opinion on the Byrds, good or bad? I'm trying to generate some discussion here, but I'm not going to do it all by myself.